So far I've liked this book. I've enoyed seeing how Sal takes on this adventure and basically improvises everything he does and depends on his friends to provide him with almost everything. I also liked seeing how he always makes the most out of the little things; his amusement for Dean and Carlo's conversation, the makeshift party house they make out of the old dusty shack, the shere appreciation for the Rockies. I enjoyed seeing how Sal falls in love with Denver but never gives up on his goal of staying on Dean's trail and following him to San Francisco where he knows his adventure will continue if he keeps doing what's working for him in a sense of showing him the life he's wanted to discover and giving him that new inspiration and look at life in order to obtain that desired different writing experience . For me this was a metaphor for the things in life that we never want to end but we know that moving on will be for an improvement of our lifelong adventure and that if things don't seem to work out with the change, we can always come back to what we had before.
I agree with the fascination in Sals developing love for his experiences in Denver, however, I don't feel as though he is reaching his goal.
ReplyDeleteTowards the beginning of the story, he had his mind set and a firm plan of action. As the story unravels, Sal begins to loose touch with his former self and sinks into the influence of those around him. Sure, he still has some idea of his goal in mind, but it's slowly wearing away. If he were really determined to follow Dean and complete his goal, he wouldn't be spending every single penny on booze and a good night that no one will remember.
Instead, I believe that Denver is a trap for hallucination. People who enter, enter into a fantasy where they think they are accomplishing something, but are really just waisting there time. Looking at the situation closely, everything seems exciting and beautiful, but take a step back and you can see that they are just stuck in time, in a single moment that seems to continue replaying.
Maybe later in the story, Sal will manage to break free of this web and commence with his mission, but I don't think it will be too long until he is sucked back into the same cycle.